T.E.D. Klein and the Rupture of Civilization: A Study in Critical Horror

by Thomas Phillips

Lauded by critics yet largely unappreciated by fans of horror and "weird fiction," T.E.D. Klein is considered one of the great horror writers, despite his scant body of work. His prose blends the mundane and the supernatural, conjuring the monstrous and the malign with accessible but charged discourse that breaks with the formulaic entries in the genre. Exploring a range of topics from religious fundamentalism and Right Wing extremism to fashionable pessimism and the rise of "digital humanities," the author argues that Klein's work is a prime example of what he terms "critical horror," a distinct subgenre that entertains while questioning individual and cultural complacency.

Genres: Nonfiction

277 pages, Paperback

First published June 27, 2017

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Thomas Phillips was born in 1969. A writer of fiction and theory, he is also known internationally as a composer and performer of minimalist electronic music. He has taught multidisciplinary courses on literature, music, and film at various universities in North America and Europe.